Recently, after a 7 year restoration by The Boothbay Harbor Shipyard, Sea Trials have begun! The Mighty Ernestina-Morrissey got off the dock under her own power for the first time in over decade! The crew greatly enjoyed learning from the techs from Cummins Inc , @napp_twindisc , Hundested Propeller A/S , and the mechanics from Boothbay Harbor Shipyard.

The epic life and times of the Ernestina-Morrissey is America’s story, and it is being brought to life in the documentary film series Sails Over Ice and Seas, co-produced by Voyage Digital Media and the National Maritime Historical Society. This project is being made possible by a grant from The H.F. Lenfest Fund of The Philadelphia Foundation.

The schooner Ernestina-Morrissey was built and launched in Essex, MA and sailed out of Gloucester as a dory fisherman beginning in 1894. She went on to explore the Arctic for twenty years with the legendary Captain Bob Bartlett (1926 – 1946); traversed the Atlantic in the Cape Verde Packet trade (the last regularly scheduled trade that brought immigrants and cargo to the shores of America) (1948 – 1968); and she is now being completely rehabilitated so that she can continue her mission as an educational, cultural and sail training vessel (1982 – present).

Producer/Director: Richardo Lopes
Cinematographer/Editor/Colorist: Alessandro Lopes
Cameraman/Drone Operator: Zach Settawongse
Additional Cameraman: Cody Mitchell, Bruce McCabe
Music By: Artlist/Shockwave Sounds/Audio Netowork
Lead Wardrobe Stylist: Ellen Lutter
Wardrobe: Tara Lundborg and Saylor Landrum